Shower bath cabinet



1941- A. J. BLANCH SHOWER BATH CABINET Filed Feb. 24, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Attorney Nov. 11, 1941. J, CH 2,262,312

SHOWER BATH CABINET Filed Feb. 24, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Attorney Nov. 11, 1941.

A. J. BLANCH SHOWER BATH CABINET Filed Feb. 24, I941 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 lul'erzlor 006w ZZ/m M A Home Patented Nov. 11, 1941 snowna mm oanmn'r Andrew J. Blanch, Washington, D. 0.

Application February 24, 1941, Serial No. 380,367

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in cabinets for shower baths for use over a bath tub.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a transparent, water-tight cabinet which is sanitary, economical to manufacture and install over a bath tub to form therewith ashower bath and which may be folded against the wall of the bathroom in an out-of-the-way position and into compact form.

Another object is to provide a cabinet of the character and for the purpose above set forth which will surround a bather above the tub and which is arranged so that hot and cold water may be turned on or off from within the cabinet.

Other, and subordinate, objects are also comprehended by my invention, all of which, together with the precise nature of my improve ments, will be readily understood when the succeeding description and claim are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification.

, In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved cabinet unfolded and detached,

Figure 2 is a view in top plan showing the cabinet installed over a bath tub.

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation,

Figure 4 is a view in vertical longitudinal section,'taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3, and drawn to an enlarged scale, and

Figure 5 is a detail view in transverse section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, I have shown my improved shower bath cabinet as installed above the usual bath tub I, located alongside a side wall 2 of a bathroom, the cabinet being disposed substantially centrally of said tub.

My improved shower bath cabinet 3 comprises, as its basic element, a skeleton, folding frame 4,

and a transparent, flexible covering 5, both to be described in detail.

The frame 4 is of elongated rectangular shape when unfolded and formed of chromium plated brass tubing, preferably. Said frame 4 comprises front and rear pairs, 6, I, of corner uprights, a pair of upper and lower front cross members 8, 9, connected to the pair of front upright members 6 by elbow couplings III, a pair of upper and lower rear cross members II, II, connected to the pair of rear upright members I by elbow couplings I3, a pair of upper side members I4 hingedly connected to the upper front and rear crossv members 8, II, by T-couplings I5, and a similar pair of lower side members I6,

hingedly connected to the lower front and rear 55 cross members 9, I2, by T-couplings II. The elbow couplings I3 connecting the rear upper cross member I I to the rear pair of upright members I have formed integrally therewith apertured hanger plates I8 by means of which, and screws I9, the described frame 4 is mounted in suspended position on the wall 2 over the tub I so that when said frame is unfolded the rear T-couplings I1 on the lower rear cross member I2 rest on top of the tub I at the rear side thereof. The T-couplings I1 on the lower front cross member 9 are provided with curved lugs II which, in the unfolded position of the frame 4, rest upon the top of the tub I at the front side of the tub.

As will now be seen, and as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, the described hinged connections of the side members I4, I6, to the cross members 8, II, 9, I2, provide for upward swinging of the front pair of upright members 6, together with the upper and lower front cross members 8, 9, and said side members I4, I8, to fold the same upwardly and rearwardly on the upper and lower rear cross members II and I2 into close proximity to the wall 2 so that said frame 4 when folded is out of the way and arranged in compact form.

Also, as will now be apparent, by virtue of the described structure thereof, the frame I comprises, a pair of front and rear, rectangular skeleton sections, one adapted to be fixed to the wall 2 and the other mounted on the fixed section for upward folding rearwardly substantially flat against the fixed section.

The covering 5 comprises, preferably, a continuous sheet of transparent, flexible material reinforced as by mesh wire as shown at 2|, and which is stretched around the upright members 6, l, and covers the frame 4 to form a front 22, rear 23 and sides 24 for the cabinet. At its bottom," said covering 5 is provided with edge flaps 25 to hang down over the beforementloned lower front and rear cross members 8 and I2 and the lower side members I 6 into the tub I to actas splash'guards. The covering 5 at the front and rear of'the cabinet is provided with upper edge flaps 26 folded inwardly over the upper front and rear cross members 8, I I, and stitched, as at 21, to the body of the covering. Fastening strips 28 of the same material as the covering I extending along the upright members 6, I, inside the covering and are stitched, as at 29, to said covering. At the front of the cabinet, the covering 5 is split vertically and centrally and provided with Zipper fasteners, as at 30, to provide for opening and closing said split at will.

Preferably for the covering the commercially known material Glass Tex is utilized, which material is waterproof, transparent, and flexible so that it may fold with the frame without injury thereto.

As will be manifest, a suitable type of spray nozzle 3| extending from the wall 2 over the upper end of the cabinet is utilized and as shown in Figures 2 and 4.

A pair of suitable apertures 32 is provided in the covering 5 at the rear of the cabinet for the extension of the usual spindles, not shown, of the usual wall type hot and cold water faucets 33, 34, through said covering into the cabinet, the usual escutcheons 35 being attached from the inside of the cabinet so that said escutcheons clamp the covering 5 to the wall 2 and thereby form a watertight point between the covering and said faucets.

A hook 31 may be provided on one, front corner upright member 6 and an eye extended through the covering 5 into the wall 2 for coaction thereof with the hook to latch the frame 4, or cabinet, in the described folded position.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suflice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly the invention, as defined, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the subjoined claim.

What I claim is:

A shower bath cabinet for use over a bath tub set against a wall comprising a skeleton frame embodying a pair of front and rear rectangular frame sections adapted to be disposed in upright position over opposite sides of the tub, respectively, means to suspend the rear section on said wall, upper and lower pairs of side members connecting said sections together in parallel relation and for folding of the front section upwardly and rearwardly fiat against the rear section when the cabinet is not in use, and a covering of transparent flexible material extending around said frames and forming front, rear and side walls for the cabinet, and hot and cold water controls mounted on the first-mentioned wall and extended through the rear wall of said cabinet.

ANDREW J. BLANCH. 

